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Zorro

(15,740 posts)
Sat Jan 9, 2016, 04:17 PM Jan 2016

Tesla Model S’ new ‘Summon’ feature lets drivers park and retrieve their cars with no one inside

Tesla earlier today began pushing out version 7.1 of its software to Model S and Model X owners and, suffice it to say, it’s a doozy of a software update.

While we’ll get to the full changelog shortly, we first wanted to highlight a feature called Summon which enables users to park their cars without having to be inside it. Conversely, it also lets Tesla owners summon their cars that already happen to be parked.

The release notes for Summon, which is in Beta, indicates that the feature works up to a distance of 39 feet, meaning that a “Model S will move up to 39 feet or until the sensors detect an obstacle, at which point parking is considered complete and Autopark will shift the car to Park.”

Naturally, Tesla advises that the Summon feature should only be used on flat surfaces and on private property.

http://news.yahoo.com/tesla-model-summon-feature-lets-drivers-park-retrieve-200057534.html

Tesla continues to push the envelope.

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Tesla Model S’ new ‘Summon’ feature lets drivers park and retrieve their cars with no one inside (Original Post) Zorro Jan 2016 OP
Gee. Even the Valet Parking jobs are going to the robots. Octafish Jan 2016 #1
DUzy, Octafish! nt longship Jan 2016 #2

Octafish

(55,745 posts)
1. Gee. Even the Valet Parking jobs are going to the robots.
Sat Jan 9, 2016, 04:56 PM
Jan 2016

That was about the only place a guy with a BA in English can get a good job these days.

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